Footwear Innovation (Level 6 top-up)
De Montfort University
BA (Hons) · 3 Years · Full-time · Leicester · 01/09/2025
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Footwear and Leather Working Trades
Footwear and leather working trades make and repair shoes, cut out, make up, sew, decorate and finish leather and leather substitute goods other than garments.
Wages
New workers start around £9,670. Normal pay is £22,144 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £32,580.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 4,313 vacancies for this type of job
5.77%
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Waxes, cleans and finishes footwear and other leather goods.
Prepares paper or paperboard master patterns of component parts of footwear.
Uses hand and machine tools to sew and stitch leather and/or other material in the making and decoration of footwear and leather goods other than garments.
Uses hand tools or machine to make up and repair saddles, harnesses, belts, straps and other leather products.
Positions leather and rubber footwear component parts on lasts and shapes and joins uppers to insoles and soles.
Uses hand tools or machine to cut out, trim, punch holes in or stitch guide lines on leather or leather substitute component parts.
Hard Skills
Hard skills are specific, learnable, measurable, often industry or occupation-specific abilities related to a position.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.
Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.